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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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