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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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