MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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