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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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