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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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