MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
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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