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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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