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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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