MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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