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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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