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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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