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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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