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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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