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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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