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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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