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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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