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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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