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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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