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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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