MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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