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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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