MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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