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
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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