MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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