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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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