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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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