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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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