MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
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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