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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important 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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