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 is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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