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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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