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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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