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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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