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
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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