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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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