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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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