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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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