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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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