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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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