MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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