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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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