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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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