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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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