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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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