MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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