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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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