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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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