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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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