MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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