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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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