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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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