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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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