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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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