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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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