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
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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