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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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