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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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