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.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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