MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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