MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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