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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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