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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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