MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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