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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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