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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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