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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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