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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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