MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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