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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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