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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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