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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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