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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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