MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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