MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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