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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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