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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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