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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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