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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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