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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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