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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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