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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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