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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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