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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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