MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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