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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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