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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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