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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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