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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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