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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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