MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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