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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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