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
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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