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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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