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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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