MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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