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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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