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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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