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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major 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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