MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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