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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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