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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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