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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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