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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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