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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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