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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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