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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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