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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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