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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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