MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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