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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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