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
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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