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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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