MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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