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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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