MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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