MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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