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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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