MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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