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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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