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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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