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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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