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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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