MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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