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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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