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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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