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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|