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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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