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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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