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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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