MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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