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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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