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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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