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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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