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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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