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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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