MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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