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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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