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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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