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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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