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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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