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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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