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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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