MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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