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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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