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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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