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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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