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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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