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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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