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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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