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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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