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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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