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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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