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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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