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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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