MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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