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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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