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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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