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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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