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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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