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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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