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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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