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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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