MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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