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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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