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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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