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
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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