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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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