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 is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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