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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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