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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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