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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses 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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