MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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