MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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