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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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