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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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