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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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