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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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