MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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