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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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