MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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