MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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