MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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