MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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