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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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