MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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