MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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