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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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