MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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