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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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