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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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