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 is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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