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
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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