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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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