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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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