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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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