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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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