MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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