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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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