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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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