MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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