MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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