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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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