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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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