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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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