MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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