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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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