MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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