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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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