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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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