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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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