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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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