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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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