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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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