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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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