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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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