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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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