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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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