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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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