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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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