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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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