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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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