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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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