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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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