MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
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 massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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