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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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