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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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