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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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