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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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