MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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