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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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