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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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