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
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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