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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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