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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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