MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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