MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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