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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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