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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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