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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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