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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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