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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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