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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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