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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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