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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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