MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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