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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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