MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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