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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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