MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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