MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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