MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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