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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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