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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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