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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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