MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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