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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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