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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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