MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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