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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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