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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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