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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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