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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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