MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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