MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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