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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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