MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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