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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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