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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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