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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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