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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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 institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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