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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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