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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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