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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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