MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
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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