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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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