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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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