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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses 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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