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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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