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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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