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
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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