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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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