MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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