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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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