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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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