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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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