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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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