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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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