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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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