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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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