MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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