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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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