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
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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