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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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