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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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