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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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