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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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