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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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