MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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