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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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