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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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