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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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