MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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