MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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