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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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