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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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