MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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