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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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