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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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