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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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