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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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