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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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