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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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