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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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