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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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