MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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