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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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