MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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