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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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