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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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