MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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