MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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