MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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