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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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