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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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