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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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