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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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