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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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