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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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