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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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