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.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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