MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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