MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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