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 this interesting 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.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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