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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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