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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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