MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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