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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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