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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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