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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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