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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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