MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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