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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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