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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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