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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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