MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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