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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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