MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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