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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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