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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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