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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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