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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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