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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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