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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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