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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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