MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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