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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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