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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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