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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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