MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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