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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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