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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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