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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates 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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