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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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