MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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