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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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