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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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