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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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