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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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