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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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