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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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