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
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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