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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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