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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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