MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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