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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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