MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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