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
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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