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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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