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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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