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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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