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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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