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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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