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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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