MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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