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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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