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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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