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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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