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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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