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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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