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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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