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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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