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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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