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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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