MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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