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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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