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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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