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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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