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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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