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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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