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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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