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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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