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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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