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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle 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 education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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