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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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