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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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