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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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