MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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