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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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