MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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