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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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