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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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