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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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