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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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