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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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