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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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