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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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