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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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