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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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