MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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