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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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