MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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