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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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