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
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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