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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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