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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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