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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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