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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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