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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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