MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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