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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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