MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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