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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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