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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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