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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key 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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