MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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