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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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