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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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