MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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