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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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