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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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