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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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