MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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