MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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