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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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