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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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