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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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