MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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