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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important 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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