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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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