MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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