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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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