MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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