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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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