MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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