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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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