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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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