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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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