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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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