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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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