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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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