MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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