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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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