MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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