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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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