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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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