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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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