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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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