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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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