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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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