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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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