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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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