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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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