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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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