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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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