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
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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