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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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