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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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