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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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