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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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