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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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