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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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