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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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