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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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