MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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