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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key 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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