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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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