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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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