MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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