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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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