MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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