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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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