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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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