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 Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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