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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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