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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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