MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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