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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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