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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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