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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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