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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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