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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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