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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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