MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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