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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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