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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
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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