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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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