MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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