MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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