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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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