MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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