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
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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