MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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